Project & Tenders
Trinity, Centrica asset sale deal breaks down
Trinity, an independent E&P company focused on Trinidad and Tobago, has been unable to extend the term of its agreement to complete the purchase of 80% interests in Blocks 1(a) & 1(b), offshore Trinidad, from Centrica. Trinity explained that consequently, the Sale & Purchase Agreement between Trinit
Pre-startup of South Pars oil layer platform almost ready
The pre-startup of the oil layer platform of the giant offshore South Pars gas field is more than 98% complete, Iranian petroenergy information network Shana has reported. According to Shana, Ali-Reza Zeighami, South Pars oil layers project manager, said the platform – expected to become fully opera
Reach Subsea Nets Pile Removal Contract at Wikinger OWF
Reach Subsea has entered into a firm contract with Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH in Germany for the removal of nine piles at the Wikinger Wind Farm. The wind farm is located in the German waters of the Baltic Sea, approximately 34 km north-east of the island of Ruegen. Reach will ex
New Suez Test Proves Successful
The first test run of the New Suez Canal was performed successfully on Saturday, July 25th, bringing this iconic project one step closer to completion. In total, six different size boxships successfully navigated the new waterway, proving its readiness for full-fledged operations. The trial run is a
New Survey Work for Seabed Geosolutions
Seabed Geosolutions will soon mobilise for the variation order that was signed today (July 27) by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with CGG to conduct a shallow water seabed survey. The survey, over the Ghasha-Butini field, will take around 12 months and has a value of around USD 125 million.
NMDC Announces Completion of Suez Dredging
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), together with other members of the Challenge Consortium (Jan De Nul, Boskalis and Van Oord), has announced the completion of the New Suez Canal project following its successful trial run on Saturday, July 25. A total of six container ships from around the
Panoro: Drilling starts on Aje-5 well (Nigeria)
Panoro Energy ASA, the independent E&P company with assets in Nigeria and Gabon, has announced that drilling has started on the Aje-5 production well on the OML 113 license, offshore Nigeria. The well is being drilled with the Saipem Scarabeo 3 semi-submersible drilling rig. Panoro entered into a ri
Eni reaffirms investment agreement with Egypt
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Sherif Ismail, and Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, have signed an update to the Head of Agreement signed in March 2015. The update was signed on Friday, July 24, 2015, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Egypt, Ibrahim Mahlab, and the Itali
Red Emperor farms into Hawkeye prospect. Drilling plans on schedule (Philippines)
Red Emperor Resources NL has today received formal notification from the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines that approval for the assignment of the company’s 15% working interest in Block SC55 has been granted. This was the final condition precedent to be met with respect to Red
Presque Isle Bay Study on the Way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District awarded recently URS Cooperation and Baird Inc. with a contract to conduct a beneficial use of dredged material tracer study at Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania. The goal of this project is to trace how sediment naturally moves in the sys
OMV to increase Maari’s production with workovers
Cue Energy Resources has informed that a multi well workover campaign to further increase production from Maari field, offshore New Zealand, is scheduled to start in August 2015. The Maari growth drilling campaign was completed with the last of four new wells, MR10, put in production in early July,
Affolter Nets Mid Bay Dewatering Deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $1.8 million to Affolter Contracting Company for dewatering of the Mid Bay Dredged Material Placement Area in Chambers County, Texas. “Dewatering allows for the outflow of excess water which helps to consolidate
Sacramento Levee Works in Full Swing
Brigadier General (P) Donald E. Jackson, Jr., deputy commanding general for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil and Emergency Operations, visited levee work in north Sacramento, CA yesterday. During the visit, he was briefed on key projects in the District including Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway
Global Petroleum withdraws from Juan de Nova permit as cost cuts loom
Global Petroleum Limited, an oil and gas exploration company presently focused on emerging plays in Africa and the Mediterranean, has decided to withdraw from the application for an extension into the second phase of the Juan de Nova Permit, in the Mozambique Channel. Namely, the company applied for